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Billy
Delucia		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: March 3, 1926 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 VAN CL $ 2,864,286  
1953 27 VAN CL $ 2,864,286  
1954 28 VAN CL $ 10,000,000  
1955 29 DAL PL $ 10,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,864,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,000,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 26 VAN CL $ 2,864,286  
1953 27 VAN CL $ 2,864,286  
1954 28 VAN CL $ 10,000,000  
1955 29 DAL PL $ 10,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,864,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,000,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 26 VAN CL 17 16 .515 37 37 12 2 0 292.3 302 156 29 108 266 4.80 .265 .331 .427 .758 14.1
1953 27 VAN CL 18 13 .581 36 36 17 2 0 292.0 253 127 32 105 255 3.91 .232 .307 .391 .698 20.6
1954 28 VAN CL 13 13 .500 31 31 12 1 0 235.3 238 122 29 96 197 4.67 .261 .335 .432 .767 14.4
1955 29 DAL PL 11 13 .458 28 28 3 0 0 185.0 185 116 26 86 151 5.64 .259 .339 .447 .786 5.1
4 Years Sim 59 55 .518 132 132 44 5 0 1004.7 978 521 116 395 869 4.67 .254 .327 .422 .748 54.1
Season Average 14 13 .519 33 33 11 1 0 251.2 244 130 29 98 217 4.67 .254 .327 .422 .748  
Career Highs 18 16 .581 37 37 17 2 0 292.3 302 156 32 108 266 5.64 .265 .339 .447 .786  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   540 294 72 217 557   .238 .304 .407 .711
vs LH   438 227 44 178 312   .277 .350 .443 .793
Home 33 22 .600 68 68 19 3 0 531.7 491 250 50 210 461 4.23 .244 .316 .394 .709
Away 26 33 .441 64 64 25 2 0 473.0 487 271 66 185 408 5.16 .264 .331 .452 .783
Mar/Apr 3 7 .300 12 12 6 0 0 98.3 105 55 14 33 76 5.03 .275 .333 .448 .780
May 9 14 .391 29 29 8 0 0 202.7 215 122 34 79 173 5.42 .271 .337 .474 .811
June 11 10 .524 26 26 9 2 0 199.7 199 113 16 90 168 5.09 .256 .334 .398 .732
July 14 9 .609 26 26 8 2 0 198.3 173 83 20 66 184 3.77 .231 .293 .386 .679
August 16 7 .696 24 24 8 1 0 187.3 158 85 22 73 167 4.08 .228 .301 .401 .702
Sep/Oct 6 8 .429 15 15 5 0 0 118.3 128 63 10 54 101 4.79 .276 .352 .438 .790
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 26 VAN CL 37 95 7 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 7 40 .074 .146 .084 .230 -1.4 0.0
1953 27 VAN CL 36 101 5 14 4 0 0 6 0 0 4 36 .139 .171 .178 .350 0.5 0.0
1954 28 VAN CL 31 80 3 7 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 24 .088 .131 .125 .256 -0.9 0.0
1955 29 DAL PL 28 68 6 7 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 19 .103 .116 .132 .248 -1.0 0.0
4 Years Sim 132 344 21 35 5 1 1 19 0 0 16 119 .102 .144 .131 .275 -2.8 0.0
162 Game Average 422 25 42 6 1 1 23 0 0 19 146 .102 .144 .131 .275 -3.4  
Career Highs 37 101 7 14 4 1 1 6 0 0 7 40 .139 .171 .178 .350 0.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   243 16 24 3 1 1 16 0 0 12 87 .099 .145 .132 .276 -2.8
vs LH   101 5 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 32 .109 .143 .129 .272 -1.3
Home 68 169 14 14 1 0 1 6 0 0 8 64 .083 .129 .107 .236 -4.0
Away 64 175 7 21 4 1 0 13 0 0 8 55 .120 .158 .154 .313 -0.1
RISP   82 0 8 1 0 0 16 0 0 5 40 .098 .159 .110 .269 -1.2
Close/Late   24 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.5
Mar/Apr 12 34 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .118 .167 .118 .284 -0.5
May 29 72 5 9 1 1 0 4 0 0 2 22 .125 .149 .167 .315 -0.1
June 26 66 6 10 1 0 0 6 0 0 5 21 .152 .211 .167 .378 1.5
July 26 65 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 28 .062 .103 .062 .164 -2.8
August 24 65 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 27 .031 .060 .046 .106 -4.1
Sep/Oct 15 42 4 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 11 .143 .200 .262 .462 1.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 26 VAN CL P 37 37 292.3 16 33 2 0 .961 1.51    
1953 27 VAN CL P 36 36 292.0 13 38 2 1 .962 1.57    
1954 28 VAN CL P 31 31 235.3 15 23 0 4 1.000 1.45    
1955 29 DAL PL P 28 28 185.0 8 28 1 2 .973 1.75    
Career Totals   132 132 1004.7 52 122 5 7 .972 1.56    
Career Highs   37 37 292.3 16 38 2 4 1.000 1.75    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1953-10-3.91
CAR-22-4.67
 Wins
1952-7-17
1953-7-18
CAR-19-59
 Losses
1952-9-16
1953-10-13
1955-8-13
CAR-8-55
 Winning Pct
CAR-21-.518
 Games Started
1952-5-37
1953-6-36
CAR-16-132
 Complete Games
1953-3-17
CAR-19-44
Shutouts
1952-3-2
1953-4-2
CAR-17-5
 Innings Pitched
1952-6-292.3
1953-4-292.0
CAR-17-1004.7
 Hits Allowed
1952-6-302
CAR-26-978
 Homeruns Allowed
1952-6-29
1953-2-32
1954-9-29
1955-8-26
CAR-4-116
 Strikeouts
1952-4-266
1953-3-255
1954-9-197
CAR-10-869
 Walks Allowed
1952-4-108
1953-4-105
1954-7-96
CAR-12-395
Walks per 9IP
CAR-21-3.5
 Hits per 9IP
1953-4-7.8
1954-8-9.1
CAR-12-8.8
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1952-7-8.2
1953-6-7.9
1954-5-7.5
1955-10-7.3
CAR-10-7.8
 WHiP
1953-6-1.23
CAR-16-1.37
 OAVG
1953-3-.232
1954-8-.261
CAR-11-.254
 OOBP
1953-6-.307
CAR-14-.327
OSLG
CAR-21-.422
 OOPS
1953-9-.698
CAR-19-.748
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 48
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Walter Meas (969)
  2. Gary Wadsworth (967)
  3. Antonio Padula (966)
  4. Alexander Lenihan (965)
  5. Winfred Converse (963)
  6. Cameron Hagans (960)
  7. Joshua Stephens (958)
  8. Eduardo Garza (953)
  9. Fabian Cordova (950)
  10. Osvaldo Valtierra (940)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jason Williams (995)
  2. Juan Daggett (994)
  3. Joshua Stephens (984)
  4. Michael Jackson (983)
  5. Gerald Adkisson (983)
  6. Harry Frink (979)
  7. Carl Nicosia (969)
  8. Alexander Lenihan (969)
  9. Justin Paige (968)
  10. Cameron Hagans (960)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 72nd overall pick, by Vancouver in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/16/1952
Had first career hit on 5/3/1952, off Walter Meas (SD)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1952, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,864,286 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/20/1954 to a 4-year deal worth $10,000,000 per year
Injured on 4/11/1954 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1954, going 5-1, 2.79
Hit first career homerun on 9/1/1954, off Robert Stadler (HOL)
Traded from Vancouver to Dallas on 2/15/1955 (Going to VAN: SS Pedro Rico. Going to DAL: P Billy Delucia)
Injured on 8/27/1955 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 4 weeks
 
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